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Ela Usava Luto

by P.D. Workman


Translator: Tochukwu Benedict Ezeifekwuaba
Genres: Portuguese

eBook Price: $ 5.99 USD


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Psicologicamente complexo e emocionante… Zachary deve lidar com sua própria psicologia.questões pica, bem como os dos pais da criança, juntamente com tentativas de sua vida. Estou compulsiva lendo esta série.

Do autor best-seller do USA Today, P.D. Workman!

Uma criança morta.
Uma mãe profundamente de luto.

A vida do detetive Zachary Goldman não é só rosas, mas ele tenta deixar sua própria vida despedaçada para investigar a morte de Declan Bond, de cinco anos.

A morte de Declan foi considerada um acidente, mas sua avó acha que há mais do que isso. Ela teme que a mãe de Declan não seja capaz de encontrar a paz até que Zachary possa dar-lhes uma resposta de uma vez por todas. Mas enquanto Zachary investiga as circunstâncias em torno da morte de Declan, ele descobre que nem tudo é o que parece, e alguém não quer que ele encontre a verdade.

Psicologicamente complexo e emocionante… Zachary deve lidar com sua própria psicologia.questões pica, bem como os dos pais da criança, juntamente com tentativas de sua vida. Estou compulsiva lendo esta série.

Zachary Goldman, Detetive Particular, é falho com um F maiúscula despedaçado pelas tragédias de sua própria vida, ele de alguma forma ainda vai conseguir se levantar e cavar um pouco mais fundo do que qualquer outro para encontrar as pistas vitais.

Talvez ser quebrado facilite para outros que enfrentaram a tragédia confiar nele. Caminhe com Zachary enquanto ele resolve casos que esticarão suas habilidades até o limite.

Mesmo com sua própria vida em ruínas, Zachary Goldman ainda é o que você quer no caso.

Investigue esse mistério de I.P. agora!

Also available in English.

Between the Cracks 1-6

by P.D. Workman


Award Winning, Bundle/Collection!
Series: Between the Cracks
Genres: Young Adult

eBook Price: $ 29.99 USD


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Between the Cracks 1-6

You know it’s a great book when you have to keep reminding yourself that the characters are not real people.  I really cared about Ruby, and she gave me some bad moments.  I desperately hoped her story would have a happy ending.

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Follow the lives of the Simpson family, their lives torn apart by abuse and neglect. Get the full series! 

Ruby, Between the Cracks

Ruby, Between the Cracks, was awarded a place in the Top Ten Books for Teens 2015. 

Winner of Top Ten Books for Teens award by In the Margins Committee, 2015.

If you asked Ruby, she’d tell you she’s happy with her life.  She’s tough and independent and doesn’t depend on anyone else. But things aren’t as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn’t even imagined.

June & Justin

Justin already failed June once. He wasn’t there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. Justin must protect June at all costs. But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares.

Michelle

When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back, but he wasn’t. All too soon, they are forced to reunite her with their mother, and Michelle is forced to take to the streets, seeking safety in the gang life.

Chloe

Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn’t sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can’t overcome her past and start living in the real world, she knows she will lose herself forever.

Ronnie

Ronnie was the one child in the Simpson family to escape from the abuse and grow up in a normal home without being bounced from place to place or ending up on the street. 

That was what the others all thought. That was what Ronnie told herself. When Ronnie could remember.

June Into the Light

Getting clean is just the first of June’s challenges, and as difficult as it is, may be the easiest part.

The path ahead is filled with so many obstacles she can’t see her way through to the other side. Facing her children and convincing them that she has really changed and is capable of a healthy relationship with them seems like an insurmountable task.

– The Between the Cracks books have been absolutely AMAZING… as soon as I started to read “Ruby”, I just had to keep going.

– I wish I could forget the book Ruby and read it all over again.

– This book is utterly amazing, I find myself having more empathy for children in these types of situations than ever before. My heart seriously yearns for them. I can’t put this book down.

“We are thrilled with the second year of this important work finding relevant books for our communities that validate, illuminate and humanize those living in the margins. We have a great list, bringing to national attention books that add to diversity in our collections and world,” said Amy Cheney, Chair of ITM. “The committee members and I are excited to share these books with you for those living and interested in the margins of society.”

– In the Margins Book Committee

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“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me in ways no one or almost anything else has. And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“The way that P.D. Workman writes just flows amazingly and allows the reader to get really invested in a book.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”

“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”

“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”

“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”

 

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Sie Trug Trauer

by P.D. Workman


Translator: Tochukwu Benedict Ezeifekwuaba
Genres: German

eBook Price: $ 5.99 USD


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Psychologisch komplex und packend … Zachary muss sich mit seinem eigenen Psyc befassenhologische Fragen sowie die der Eltern des Kindes sowie Anschläge auf sein Leben. Ich lese diese Serie.

Von USA Today Bestsellerautor, P.D. Workman!

Ein totes Kind.
Eine Mutter tief in Trauer.

Das Leben des Privatdetektivs Zachary Goldman ist nicht nur rosig, aber er versucht, sein eigenes zerstörtes Leben hinter sich zu lassen, um den Tod des fünfjährigen Declan Bond zu untersuchen.

Declans Tod wurde als Unfall eingestuft, aber seine Großmutter glaubt, dass mehr dahinter steckt. Sie befürchtet, dass Declans Mutter nicht in der Lage sein wird, Frieden zu finden, bis Zachary ihnen ein für alle Mal eine Antwort geben kann. Aber als Zachary die Umstände von Declans Tod untersucht, stellt er fest, dass nicht alles so ist, wie es scheint, und jemand will nicht, dass er die Wahrheit findet.

Psychologisch komplex und packend … Zachary muss sich mit seinem eigenen Psyc befassenhologische Fragen sowie die der Eltern des Kindes sowie Anschläge auf sein Leben. Ich lese diese Serie.

Zachary Goldman, Privatdetektiv, hat einen Fehler mit einem großen F. Erschüttert von den Tragödien seines eigenen Lebens, wird er es irgendwie noch schaffen, sich aufzuraffen und ein wenig tiefer zu graben als jeder andere, um die entscheidenden Hinweise zu finden.

Vielleicht macht es das Brechen für andere, die eine Tragödie erlebt haben, einfacher, ihm zu vertrauen. Gehen Sie mit Zachary spazieren, während er Fälle löst, die seine Fähigkeiten bis an die Grenzen ausdehnen.

Selbst mit seinem eigenen Leben in Trümmern ist Zachary Goldman immer noch derjenige, den Sie auf dem Fall haben wollen.

Untersuchen Sie jetzt dieses P.I.-Mysterium!

Also available in English.

Fail, Medical Kidnap Files #6 and Other New Releases

It is release day for Fail, Medical Kidnap Files #6. If you are not familiar with the series, it is about the children who fall victim to the practice of social services apprehended children due to medical conditions practice, their families, and a small group of teens who are fighting back! Follow Gabriel and Renata as they fight against an unfair and corrupt system, trying to save themselves and others from the doctors, social workers, and judges who endanger rather than protect their charges.

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This time, it’s one of their own!

After working underground to reunite apprehended teens with their parents for as long as they have, Gabriel and Renata have seen it all. But this time, it’s personal. When the young children of one of the families who have helped with the movement are seized, they prepare to do whatever it takes to have them returned before more damage can be done.

While Carmel and her family have been staunch supporters of the underground movement, they had never revealed their own experiences with DCFS. Now their history and their alliance with Gabriel and Renata have come back to haunt them.

A family torn apart.

Two innocent children being used to even the score.

It’s time to bring them home.

  I found this book to be relevant, well-written, and thoroughly absorbing, if not a bit unsettling. P. D. Workman never fails to engage, enlighten, and entertain with her spellbinding stories and this book is no exception.

 Highly recommended! I’m decades past being a “young adult” and find the books in this series to be riveting. They are expertly crafted, with well developed characters and intriguing plots. I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to the next in the series.

Looking for something new in young adult literature? A fast-paced adventure with diverse characters that will keep you turning the pages.

Join Gabriel and Renata on their mission today!

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Fail can be read as a stand-alone adventure, but if you would like to start with book one, pick up Mito!

Mito, Medical Kidnap Files #1

And more new releases@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-7599b96{flex:1 1 calc(66.7% - var(--stk-column-gap,0px) * 1 / 2 ) !important}}The Doctor

Be careful who you trust.

The Mailer family are oblivious to the terrible danger that enters their lives when seven-year-old Anthony is referred to the child guidance service by the family GP following the breakdown of his parents’ marriage.

Fifty-eight year old Dr. David Galbraith, a sadistic, predatory paedophile employed as a consultant child psychiatrist, has already murdered one child in the soundproofed cellar below the South Wales Georgian townhouse he shares with his wife and two young daughters.

Anthony becomes Galbraith’s latest obsession and he will stop at nothing to make his grotesque fantasies reality.

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Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher—a story that made headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she’s determined to find out what really happened. 

The kids who found Mr. Larkin are her way in, and her ex–best friend, Tripp Talbot, was one of them. Without his account of events, the other two kids might have gone down for Mr. Larkin’s murder—but instead, thanks to Tripp, they’re now at the top of the Saint Ambrose social pyramid. Tripp’s friends have never forgotten what Tripp did for them that day, and neither has he. Just like he hasn’t forgotten that everything he told the police was a lie.

Digging into the past is bound to shake up the present, and when Brynn begins to investigate what happened in the woods that day, she uncovers secrets that might change everything—about Saint Ambrose, about Mr. Larkin, and about her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot.

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Sixteen-year-old Honor Augustine never set out to become a felon. As an academic all-star, avid recycler, and dedicated daughter to her PTSD-afflicted father, she’s always been the literal embodiment of her name. Coloring inside the lines is what keeps Honor’s chaotic existence orderly.

But when she discovers her father’s VA benefits drying up, coupled with a terrifying bank letter threatening the family’s greenhouse business–Honor vows to find a solution. She just doesn’t expect to spot it on the dry erase board of English lit–“Nature’s first green is gold.”

The quote by Frost becomes the seed of an idea. An idea that–with patience and care–could germinate into a means of survival. Maybe marijuana could be more than the medicinal plant that helps quiet her father’s demons. Maybe, it could save them all.

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October 11th, 1943 — A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun.

When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she’s sure she doesn’t stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she’s living a spy’s worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.

As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?

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Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.
 
She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie’s one of them.
 
Even with her “townie” background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she’s been keeping and she is more in need of the comfort than ever.
 
But Goldie’s not the only person at camp who has been lying. When a teen turns up dead in the lake late one night, she knows that the death couldn’t have been an accident. She also knows that Ava was at the lake that same night.

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Everyone knows Unknown Island—it’s the world’s most exclusive destination. Think white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and luxury accommodations. Plus, it’s invite only, no one over twenty-one allowed, and it’s absolutely free. Who wouldn’t want to go?
 
The mysterious resort launched with a viral marketing campaign, and now the whole world is watching as the mysterious resort opens its doors to the First Ten, the ten elite influencers specifically chosen to be the first to experience everything Unknown Island has to offer. You know them. There’s the gamer, the beauty blogger, the rich girl, the superstar, the junior politician, the environmentalist, the DJ, the CEO, the chef, and the athlete.
 
What they don’t know is that they weren’t invited to Unknown Island for their following—they were invited for their secrets. Everyone is hiding a deadly one, and it looks like someone’s decided it’s payback time. Unknown Island isn’t a vacation, it’s a trap. And it’s beginning to look like the First Ten—no matter how influential—are never coming home.

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This Christmas the holiday spirit is under threat and only a special stray can save it!

The name’s Ginger, AKA Agent Meow 01. Usually, I spend my free time searching for scraps and getting chased by dogs, like the stray cat that I am.

But this Christmas, everything changes.

When the dog agents from PAWs mess up and leave the human world hanging by a thread, it’s Ginger to the rescue. With my combination of brains, stealth, and daring, I’m the agent they call when the fur starts to fly. Except this time, I’ve got a new partner.

A house cat.

With the clock ticking, this mission seems doomed to failure with so many pheromones about.

Will the Christmas spirit be saved, or will we turn our tails and let the world burn?

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Just because you’re paranoid…

Service dog trainer Marcia Banks-Haines tackles a locked room mystery in a haunted house, while training the recipient of her latest dog.

The border collie, Dolly has been trained to clear rooms for an agoraphobic Marine who was ambushed in a bombed-out building in Syria. But the phantom attackers in his psyche turn out to be the least of his troubles when Marcia finds his ex-wife’s corpse in his master bedroom, with the door bolted from the inside.

Was it suicide or murder? Marcia can’t see her client as a killer, but the local sheriff can.

Then the Marine reports hearing his ex calling for him to join her on the other side of the grave. Is his house really haunted, or is he hallucinating?

Marcia has lost a client to suicide before. She’s not going to lose another!

Multiple Stores

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Did she fall or was she pushed?

A world away from small town Maple Falls where she grew up, Madeline Flynn is working in a bakery in Manhattan. Baking is her dream come true—but not everyone is happy for her.

When a body lands at her feet, Maddie is suddenly thrown into the investigation. The death is literally too close to home and things don’t add up with the crime. With his uncanny sense of who is good and who isn’t, even Big Red, her larger-than-life Maine coon, is seeing things in the shadows.

Will she be the next victim? And what does an angry contestant have to do with a kidnapping?

Do you love Murder, She Wrote? Then you’ll enjoy Maddie’s style because she’s not taking no for an answer either.

The Maple Lane Mysteries are light, cozy mysteries featuring a quirky cat-loving bakery owner who discovers she’s a talented amateur sleuth.

Each book contains an easy recipe!

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Five friends went into the woods. Only four came back.

If something ails you, Charlie Kingsley likely has a tea to fix it.

So, when Charlie witnesses a young woman faint on the side of the road, she has no choice but to offer her services. (Along with a cup of her famous tea, of course.)

In no time at all, the young woman is back to normal, which is good news, as she’s about to go camping with her friends.

Charlie thinks that will be the last of it … so imagine her surprise when she gets a phone call that one of the friends is missing.

Is the friend simply lost? Or did something more disturbing happen?

Luckily, Charlie is not only on the case, but fueled with tea, as this will prove to be one of her most puzzling crimes to date.

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Elle portait le deui

by P.D. Workman


Translator: Tochukwu Benedict Ezeifekwuaba
Genres: Foreign Translation

eBook Price: $ 5.99 USD


Retailers Elle portait le deuil

Psychologiquement complexe et captivant… Zachary doit faire face à ses propres problèmes psychologiques ainsi qu’à ceux des parents de l’enfant ainsi qu’à des tentatives d’assassinat. Je suis en train de lire cette série.

De l’auteur à succès USA Today, P.D. Workman!

Un enfant mort.
Une mère en deuil.

La vie du détective privé Zachary Goldman n’est pas que rose, mais il essaie de mettre sa propre vie brisée derrière lui pour enquêter sur la mort de Declan Bond, cinq ans.

La mort de Declan a été jugée comme un accident, mais sa grand-mère pense qu’il y a plus à faire. Elle craint que la mère de Declan ne puisse pas trouver la paix tant que Zachary ne pourra pas leur donner une réponse une fois pour toutes. Mais alors que Zachary creuse dans les circonstances entourant la mort de Declan, il découvre que tout n’est pas comme il semble, et que quelqu’un ne veut pas qu’il trouve la vérité.

Gratuit premier de la série

Psychologiquement complexe et captivant… Zachary doit faire face à ses propres problèmes psychologiques ainsi qu’à ceux des parents de l’enfant ainsi qu’à des tentatives d’assassinat. Je suis en train de lire cette série.

Zachary Goldman, détective privé, est imparfait avec un F majuscule Brisé par les tragédies de sa propre vie, il parviendra en quelque sorte à se relever et à creuser un peu plus profondément que quiconque pour trouver les indices vitaux.

Peut-être que le fait d’être brisé permet à d’autres personnes qui ont fait face à une tragédie de lui faire confiance plus facilement. Marchez avec Zachary alors qu’il résout des cas qui étireront ses capacités à la limite.

Même avec sa propre vie en ruine, Zachary Goldman est toujours celui que vous voulez sur l’affaire.

Enquêtez sur ce mystère P.I. maintenant!

Also available in English.

Búsqueda de un Sueño

by P.D. Workman


New Release!
Translator: Lia Garcia
Genres: Foreign Translation

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Un libro inspirador que puede alentar al lector a enfrentar los desafíos en el viaje de la vida y aceptar las lecciones que surgen como resultado.

¡De la autora del USA Today Bestseller, P.D. Workman!

Nadie es un adolescente brillante pero rebelde que crece en Manitoba Cree. Viviendo en la pobreza extrema, intenta ayudar a cuidar a los niños más pequeños de la banda. Devastada por la muerte por ahogamiento de su prima pequeña e incapaz de superar su dolor, Nadie deja la banda.

¿Cómo puede encontrar su propio lugar en un mundo extranjero donde es abusada y discriminada y, por primera vez en su vida, completamente sola?

“La hábil narración de Nadie de P.D. Workman y su conmovedor viaje hacia la plenitud es una exposición reflexiva de los sueños destrozados y la trágica juventud que seguramente resonará en todos los lectores”.

Also available in English.

Get your noir fix with Crashed

Looking for some back to school reads? Take a look at my blog post Anxious Going Back to School.

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I am reading Crashed by Timothy Hallinan this week. Junior Bender is a burglar, not a private investigator, so maybe I can’t properly classify it as hard-boiled or noir. But the atmosphere, language, and descriptions are as colourful as any Sam Spade. The characters are fun and described well. This twisty little mystery is a great read so far, I will definitely read more of the series.

And then, just to make the moment more special, another dog, big enough to take the other three like aspirin, shouldered its way into the hall with a growl so low it rattled the crystals in the chandelier.

Timothy Hallinan, Crashed

Junior Bender, a burglar with a magic touch, is being blackmailed into taking on a new freelance job. One of LA’s biggest crime bosses is producing a porn movie that someone keeps sabotaging; Junior’s job is to figure out who’s responsible and keep the movie on track.

The trouble is, he’s not sure he can go through with the job, blackmail or no blackmail. The actress lined up to star in the film, Thistle Downing, is an ex-child star who now lives alone in a drug-induced stupor, destitute and uninsurable. This movie would be scandalous fodder for tabloids around the country. Junior knows what he should do—get Thistle out and find her some help—but doing the right thing will land him on the wrong side of some scary people.

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Cynthia Tiene un Secreto

by P.D. Workman


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-Cynthia tiene un secreto me enganchó desde el principio y me mantuvo interesada hasta la última página. Lleno de personajes intrigantes que no olvidarás pronto.

¡De la autora del USA Today Bestseller, P.D. Workman!

Un día, la vida de Carmina Knight, de quince años, era perfecta, y al siguiente, lo había perdido todo. Su familia, su casa, casi todo lo que conocía. Sola en las calles, no puede confiar en nadie, pero tampoco puede hacerlo sola.

Neil Crowther es el investigador del caso Knight. Sabe que tiene que desenredar la red de engaños y seguir la pista de Carmina rápidamente, o no quedará nadie a quien salvar. 

Elogios para Cynthia tiene un secreto

-Cynthia tiene un secreto me enganchó desde el principio y me mantuvo interesada hasta la última página. Lleno de personajes intrigantes que no olvidarás pronto. 

-¡Nuevo favorito! 

-PD Workman teje una historia fascinante… Sola y asustada, Carmina prefiere salir a la calle antes que confiar en la policía de la que su padre le ha advertido.  Esta es una novela que hace girar las páginas y que te dejará ansioso por saber cómo termina todo.

Also available in English.

Anxious Going Back to School?

I have been out of school for long enough that I no longer have school nightmares every August/September anymore. But it took a number of years being away before those dreams faded!

There can be a lot of excitement over moving into higher grades or a new school, seeing friends you have been separated from over the summer and finding out what they did, and getting new clothes or school supplies (I love my notebooks and pens!) But also a lot of anxiety over new teachers, difficult subjects, locker combinations, finding your way around a new school, remembering a locker combination, and many other challenges. These days, there may be additional anxiety over being around other people with the threat of COVID.

Children may experience nightmares, behavioural problems, bed wetting, have headaches or stomachaches, or other symptoms.

So what can you do to help your kids (or yourself) feel better going back to the classroom?

Encourage them to talk about it. Let them know they aren’t the only one feeling anxious and afraid. Sometimes it is easier to talk in the car or on a walk. Try to be calm and relaxed yourself. Kids can sense when you are stressed and reflect your feelings.Help to dispel anxiety over the unknown. Talk about the new routines, bus or walking routes, where their classroom is, and whatever else you can find ahead of time. Rehearse when possible. Role play challenging situations. Talking to friends and new teachers, dealing with bullying, asking for help.Try some relaxation exercises — visualization, deep breathing or box breathing, progressive muscle relaxation.Encourage exercise, including vigorous activity, good sleep habits, and a healthy diet. Seek professional help when necessary. If symptoms persist and are affecting their quality of life, seek a qualified professional for counseling and possibly medication.

How about escaping to some great books?

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She was a broken bird
He was a mender of wings

Parker’s mother always said he jumped into things without thinking first, and that’s exactly what he did when he saw Dakota, cold and hungry, fending for herself on the city streets. How could he ignore the pain and fear in her dark eyes? Dakota was eager to go to school and she made friends quickly, eager to make up for a dismal childhood full of deprivation and abuse by enjoying every moment she could.

But there was something wrong with Dakota. It wasn’t just the hollowness in her eyes or her traumatic past. Others sensed it too and warned Parker not to get too close to Dakota. But despite his questions, he just can’t help falling for her.

Dakota holds her secrets close, and Parker is worried that if he pushes too hard for answers, she’ll just run away.

Placed on the In the Margins Committee Recommended Reads, 2018 by Library Services for Youth in Custody.

By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016.

If you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Workman’s Endless Change a try.

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In a genre dominated by kick-ass heroines in post-apocalyptic dystopian worlds, wizards and magical realism, Ms. Workman is carving out her own niche. Her books show us real kids facing scary real-life problems in the modern world. Her work is both an invitation to empathy and a cautionary tale.

—Talena Winters

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Is Justine crazy?

Everyone thinks so…

Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from her night rambles. Maybe them most of all.

Justine’s therapist says she is ‘troubled’, but it means the same thing. He thinks that her vivid, reoccurring nightmares and atrocious behavior point to some trauma in her past; but Em, Justine’s mother, can’t explain it.

Justine used to have Christian, her best friend and skateboard partner. He was the only one who accepted her. Maybe because skating is the only time that Justine is really free to be herself. Now that Christian is gone… Justine keeps thinking things can’t get any worse.

Even as she sees her life spinning further and further out of control, Justine can’t give up her sense of who she is—someone far different than the loving daughter Em expects her to be—to just fit in and be happy. She is sure that Em secretly holds the key to who Justine really is. But if she does, Em isn’t talking.

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The portrayal of Justine felt very true to me. I had a troubled childhood and youth myself and I really identified with Justine’s feelings, words, and actions. Some of the things Justine said and did were things I said and did when I was her age. The characters felt very three-dimensional and real. The story pulled me in and I just had to know how it ended! I swayed back and forth in my opinions about all the characters and was very satisfied with how everything played out in the end.

—Sparrow, Amazon reader

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The lion rages within him. 

Leo grew up between a rock and a hard place. His experiences as a child made him tough. As the oldest of the children, the drive to be the protector of the innocent and helpless permeates every part of his life. But so does the anger that no amount of boxing can ever exorcise. 

As he waits for the monster who is his father to die, a chance encounter brings Elizabeth and her baby into  his protective circle. But is Elizabeth as lost and innocent she seems to be? Or has her own experiences turned her into something else? 

As he learns more, Leo wonders whether he can help Elizabeth or if he is messing around with something beyond his ability to manage.

I really liked this book. It made me cry a lot, I felt sorry for the male protagonist in this book for all the trouble that his parents put him through. I can also understand that he had a hard time as an adult with trying to trust people when you go through what this young man and his siblings went through it just amazes me that they could even function in life and not let it get them down. I will read more by this author in future.

—Rebecca, Goodreads Reader

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Taylor is a teen teetering on the edge of a steep precipice. Disowned by his family, living on the street, battling abuse and prejudice, he struggles to discover who he really is and how to carry on with life.

The last person you would expect to touch him is Roz, whose foremost identity is a Christian wife and mother. But her world is about to be shaken. Through all that happens, Roz understands she has to be there for Taylor, knowing he is only one step from despair and self-destruction.

Absolutely loved this book, I sure hope there’s a sequel. Taylor’s life is so interesting I need to know more…

 Reading Taylor’s journey from parental abuse, to the group home, to peer abuse is heartbreaking, inspiring and such a great read giving opinion and fact from the religious to the scientific spectrum. A great read and so well written.

“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”

“She has a real handle on some of the terrible things that life hands out. One awful thing is man’s inhumanity to man. The worst is man’s inhumanity to children…”

Start on a journey of discovery with Taylor and Roz today.

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One day, fifteen-year-old Carmina Knight’s life was perfect, and the next, she’d lost everything. Her family, her home, almost everything that she knew. Alone on the streets, she can’t trust anyone, but she also can’t make it alone.

Neil Crowther is the investigator on the Knight case. He knows that he has to unravel the web of deceit and track Carmina down quickly, or there will be no one left to save.

It takes a while to learn Cynthia’s secret. The author keeps us in suspense, which keeps us riveted to the story. I would recommend this book to boys and girls from upper grade school to high school.
This is a great story of a young girl’s struggle to survive

—Victoria, Goodreads Reader

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Follow this Cat Under Fire

Looking for some exciting reads about prison breaks? Check out my blog from last week for some fresh book ideas to add to your to be read pile.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

This week’s read is Cat Under Fire, the second book in Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Joe Grey Mystery series. I’ve read a couple of other books in the series. They’re a lot of fun. Murphy’s cats do break a few physiological rules as well as being anthropomorphic speaking and thinking cats. They see in colour. They sweat. And, of course, they solve murders. Most of the humans are not too stupid, but they don’t seem to have the same drive to track down the killers as Joe and Dulcie.

And Dulcie was possessed not only with the murder itself, but with trying to discover, as well, what made humans kill so wantonly.

Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Cat Under Fire

A big, powerful, gray feline, Joe Grey is perfectly content with his remarkable ability to understand and communicate with humans — especially now that he has company. A mysterious accident similar to the one that enabled him to speak and read has transformed his friend Dulcie as well. The trouble is, the cute tabby female not only hears human words, she believes them.

Now she’s convinced the man who was jailed for murdering a famous local artist and burning down her studio is innocent — simply because he says so — and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to dig up the evidence that will exonerate the accused. Joe would much prefer just lazing around the house doing kitty things, but the lady cat is determined. And Joe must admit that he is curious … though everyone knows what that can lead to!

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